Lenovo Yoga 900 80MK0011US 13.3-inch

Lenovo's flagship 2-in-1 is the total package when it comes to hybrids, featuring a stunning design, solid performance and a supersharp display.

Lenovo clearly listened to feedback about last year's high-end Yoga, keeping the excellent overall design but boosting the specs to match other premium 13-inch laptops.

Unlike its predecessor, the Yoga 900’s isn’t trying to be the slimmest reversible laptop around. It’s 18 percent thicker than the Yoga 3 Pro to accommodate a more powerful Intel Core i5 or i7 processor—the Pro used a Core M chip—and the larger battery and additional cooling it requires. That means considerably better performance and a longer runtime. Those are improvements that no one will complain about, unless they prefer a skinny machine.

Lenovo addressed complaints people had with the Yoga 3 Pro by adding a bigger battery, more powerful processor and improved keyboard and trackpad to make the Yoga 900 the best Yoga it has built to date. Even though this may feel like an iterative release, these tweaks add up to make the Yoga 900 a balanced, thoughtfully designed and refined 2-in-1 convertible.

Lenovo, a leader in the laptop-tablet hybrid market, impressed with last year’s Yoga 3 Pro. With its "watchband" hinge that rotated 360 degrees, the laptop combined innovative design with decent performance, making it one of 2014’s most intriguing Ultrabooks.